Okay, I ordered this on January 24, 2011, and I'm just reviewing it because after work I've been to busy SHOVELING!! Here in Southeastern NY, in the Hudson Valley about an hour upstate from NYC, we've gotten A LOT of snow (& ICE) storms. 2+ feet after Xmas alone, and there's been a storm EVERY week since then. I owned a heavy duty, carbon-steele blade snowpusher from True Temper, a Klondike. 2 feet wide with a lacquered handle. Owned it 13 years. Busted packed snow & ice alike, like an ice pick with shovel capabilities. Loved it. Finally broke few weeks back in the middle of doing a long driveway. The metal itself actually split and cracked, and the blade bent backwards. Wanted to cry. The end of an era. Fought through many blizzards with it.
With 2-day delivery, UPS delivered (in the middle of ANOTHER STORM), my fully assembled, well-wrapped (in clear & gray bubblewrap--handle as well as blade) EXCALIBUR!! Behold, the Garant Yukon 30-inch steel blade snowpusher. It took some time to unwrap, but I liked the attention to care. Once unleashed, I was EXTREMELY pleased. 2 1/2 feet of smooth, slick heavy duty steel. A sticker proclaiming on it: "Heavy duty steel snow pusher with reinforcements for added strength". On the solid, shiny varnished ash handle a Yukon sticker with a pic of a snowy mountain range(Swiss Alps?). On the back of the navy blue monster blade, a V-shaped steel bracket welded in place to offer structural support for large loads of snow. At the top of the wooden shaft, and this is important--a steel handle with connecting wood grip. If you choose this 30" snow pusher from Garant, I heartily recommend the one with the GRIP on TOP of the ashwood shaft. Why? This snowpusher is basically a human-powered snow plow, and moves a LOT of snow fast. The grip on the tip of the wood shaft helps TREMENDOUSLY with steadying your grip both when pushing, and especially in those rare times when you will have to lift snow to toss to the side. Trust me, ergonomically speaking, it makes a world of difference. The True Temper Klondike I mentioned earlier did NOT have that grip, and made for a much more difficult time until I finally ripped a plastic grip off one of my old defunct shovels and screwed it on myself. This Garant 30" pusher has the grip already attached, and it's bolted on. The blade itself is also bolted to the shaft, in addition to the usual rivets. I know from experience with my other steel blade pusher that the blade WILL come flying off if not connected properly (which is why I ended up having to take some screws of my own and drilling them into the shaft to keep the blade on). On the Garant, this has all been done for you. Every modification I had to make with the True Temper Klondike steel blade pusher, was ALREADY addressed on the Garant right out the gate.
In the past week, I've shoveled out 2 driveways and a big lot, this after a snow/ice storm that left 10 inches of crusty, hard to shovel muck. The weight (it IS heavy) of the Garant 30" crunched through all this with ease, and I basically pushed my way down a 1/2 block long walk alongside my neighbors' homes (whose snowblowers were on the blink). I also busted at least 6 pathways through several truck-plowed mountains of snow. You know the kind--truck plow comes through, banks the snow 5 feet high, and leaves you to clean up the mess, you curse out the driver, shovel, repeat. Neighbors were amazed at how quickly I was busting through these mounds of packed snow and ice, and of course wanted to borrow the Garant. No thanks. They can come to Amazon and get their own. This is DEFINITELY one of those tools you lend out to neighbors and it WON'T come back!
Also, I'm 5'5" tall, and weigh 140lbs. I exercise 5 days a week for 20 minutes. My workout sessions are extended using this Garant snowpusher. I can handle the weight because I train aerobically for stamina & strength. The weak, the infirm, the asthmatic, the really old, and/or lazy need not apply for duty with this monster, real-deal snowpusher. Inevitably, there WILL be times when you have no choice except to stop and LIFT some snow where there is no room to slide/push the snow to the side. Or you have a bank of snow you just finished making where you just slid it to. THEN the grip on the wood shaft REALLY helps to steady the weight of the snow on the 30-inch blade. GET THE ONE WITH THE GRIP ON THE HANDLE.
Also, this Yukon 30" pusher has a very high quality baked coating which sheds snow FANTASTICALLY! Snow slides/flies right off. I borrowed a friend's steel snow pusher before I got this Garant, and annoyingly, the snow stuck to the blade WAY too much, making more work.
Top-notch quality components, durably constructed and assembled, and more than ready for any blizzard/ice storm that can be thrown at it, the Garant Yukon 30-inch Steel Blade Snow Pusher is that rarest of gems: an Old World quality instrument, that, if used properly, should provide years of reliable (enjoyable?) use.
Good luck finding one at the big box retail stores........
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This Item  Garant YSP30D Yukon 30-Inch Steel Blade D-Grip Snow Pusher-Blue |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | — | $57.99 | -6% $54.27 List: $57.74 | $47.30 | $79.99 | -22% $69.95 List: $89.99 |
| Delivery | — | Get it as soon as Thursday, Apr 25 | Get it Apr 23 - 24 | Get it as soon as Tuesday, Apr 23 | — | Get it Apr 22 - 25 |
| Customer Ratings | ||||||
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| Sold By | — | AshmanOnline | Bully Tools | Amazon.com | Northern Tool + Equipment | JM ENTERPRIZES |
| material | Alloy Steel | Plastic, Metal | Polypropylene, Plastic, Fiberglass, Alloy Steel | Plastic | UHMW Ultra High Molecular Weight | UHMW Ultra High Molecular Weight |
| size | — | 1 Pack | Dgrip | 1 Count (Pack of 1) | 36" | 30" |
| grip type | Ergonomic | Ergonomic | Ergonomic | Ergonomic | Ergonomic | Ergonomic |
| style | 30-Inch Snow Pusher with D-Grip | Scoop Shovel | 24" Wide with D-Grip Handle | Industry | Resistance | Resistance |
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Good but bent
Nice heavy shovel. My came dented too. I got it on the Warehouse deals so just banged it out myself.I had the 24" before and it worked great and wanted a bigger one for the deck and patio..
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